Hitch



A. A. DANIELSON. V

HITCH. APPLICATION FIL ED AUG.23, 1920.

Patented Dec. 27, 1921. I

7 socket. I j Fig. 2 showsa [PATENT oF'iFiCE.

' .mvrn a iisN nLsoN or MANNING; 10m, ASSIGNOIRi-TO bui'imn TUBING- COMPANY, or MANNING, Iowa."

ma MANUFACT- aspecification;

The object of my invention is to provide a hitch especially designed for hitching a vehicle to a tractor, or the like, which is of simple, durable and inexpensiveconstruc- 'tion. i Y V -More particularlyit i's'my object to provide in such a device'a hitch that will be capable of permitting up and down move- 'ment of the tongue, and to permit some long'itudinal movement of the tongue.- The "parts being so arranged that the tongue will notbe capable of rotary orsideward move ment, yet the parts will permit such movementand play that is ordinarily necessary when several wagons, or the like are hitched together.

I :Still a further object is to provide in 'such a'device an adjustable hound, which has fixed thereon a tongue receivingso'cket. The socket being so designed that the end of a shorttongue may be placed therein, instead of the ordinary implement tongue. --Tlie shorttong'uii beingprovided at its forward end with my improved hitch device.

'l Vith these and other objects in-view,'my invention consists in theconstruction, arrangement and combination of my device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth,

pointed out in my claims, andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichi 'Figurel shows atop plan view of'the adjustable hound and tongue receiving central, sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig; 1. I 1 v 1 1 "Fig. 3 is atransver'se,central, sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. Fig. 4 'is a transverse, central, sectional view taken on line H of Fig. 1. I

Fig. 5is a perspective view of the tongue with the hitch thereon; and V Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the hitch.

In the accompanying drawings I have used Specification of Letters Patent.

'PatentedDe'e. 2.7, 1921.

I I Application me August 23, 1920. Serial No. 405,432.

the reference numeral 10 to indicate an ordinary fixed stub tongue member, whichis provided with a slot 11 through whichis extended the queen bolt 12. The stub tongue '10 is-provided on both 10 by means of the bolts 14.

Plates 15 and 16 are provided whichcover the end of the stub tongue 10 and alportion of the arms 13. The plates 15 and 16' are provided with registering openingsthrough j -which;are extended the bolts '17.

the stub tongue 10-.

F ixed'to the arms 13' near Thebo'lts 17 tend to hold the ar s to member 19. The lower plate'member19 is provided with a yoke "portion which is substantially the same width as the distancebetween the two arms'13.

v? The plates 18 and 19 "are heldtogether their forward ends is an-upper plate 18 and the lower plate of its sides with the forwardly extending arms 13, which are fixed-to the stub tongue The plate 16 is flared slightly downwardly I as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings. 1

against the upper and lower surfaces of the. i

arms '13 by means of the bolts 20'.

From the construction of the parts just described it-will be seen that a socket portion A is formed between the plates 15 and 16., the plates 18 and 19 and the two arms 13. Received withintlie socket gportion'A 'so formed, is 'atongue' member 21, which is provided with the inclined under side 22. The inclined side 22isreceived wi'thin the socket and rests against the flared portion of the plate 16.

Openings 23 are provided 'in each of the plates 18 and 19 and register with each other.

An opening 24 is provided in'thetongue 23. When the tongue isinstalled within' the socket A, the openings 23 and 2 1 are de movement by means of the pairs of links 26 and 27.'-

V r a The pairs of links 26 and 27 are pivoted to the clamping members 28 and 29. Each of the clamping members 28 and 29 are slidably mounted on the stub tongue 10 so that member 21 which coincides with th'e opening up and down movement of the parts.

Q, i 1&013645 when the clamping members 28 and 29 are moved they will cause the hound members 25 to move;

Braces 30 are pivoted to the arms 13 and to the hound members 25. The braces 30 as well as the links 26 and 27 are composed of two members spaced'from each other and one above another so that one will lie substantially parallel with the upper surface ofthe tongue 10, while the other one will be substantially parallel with the lower sur face.

Each of the clamping members 28 and 29 are composed of. an upper and lower memher, and are provided with-the shoulders 31, which rest on either side of the stub tongue 10. Y

*ach ofzthe clamping members are provided with lugs 32, which are designed to co-act with the stub tongue 10 and thus prevent any possible movement.

Bolts 33 are provided for holding the clamping'members together, and for holding the pairs of links 26 and 27 to the OlaHlP-. ,ing members.

Bolts 34 are provided for holding the pairs of links 26 and 27 to thehound members 25.

The bolts 35 extend through the arms 13 and hold the braces '30 on the arms 13. The tongue 21 is'provided near its forward end with a slot or groove 36 in which is received the plate 37 and held in position by means of the rivets .38. y

The plate 37 has itsforwardend curved, and is extended beyond the forward end of the tongue 21.

- A clevis devlce 39, which is substantially U shaped is provided with a slot 40 between its ends. The extended end of the plate 37 is received in the slot 40.

received between the two sides of the clevis or U shaped member 39.

. The curved portion 42 of the U shaped member '39 will prevent the removal of the U shaped member 39 while the bolt .43 will prevent the removal from the other side of the U shaped member 39. V f

The bolt 43 is provided with a nut 44. The bolt 413 is designed to bereceived in an opening in an ordinary draw bar of a tractor, or-the 'like,,a portion of thedraw bar being received between the ends of the U shaped member 39.

It will be seen that the tongue 21 will be capable of pivotal movement on a vertical axis, the bolt 43 permitting such movement. -The slot40 will permit longitudinal move- -ment of the tongue relative to the remainder of the device, while the bolt ll will permit .am able to readily and easily secure the hitcl1 to a draw bar and the parts will be permitted to move in various directions, yet providing a very eflicient hitch.

The hitch is held rigid against movement in certain directions, while a substantially flexible connection will be had. I

It will be understood thatthe socket A may receive an ordinary implement tongue when it is not desired to draw the vehicle by a tractor. i

It is my purpose to cover by my claims any changes or modifications in the construction of my hitch, and any use of mechanical equivalents, which may be reasonably included within their'scope.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a device of the class described a fixed tongue member having a pair of arms fixed to its sides near its forward end, a pair of plates fixed above and'below said arms 'near' stated. V A bolt v41 is fixed in the plate 37 and is 2. In a device of the class described a fixed tongue member having a pair of arms fixed to its sides near its forward end, ad- 1 j ustable hound members secured to said fixed tongue member and to said arms, apair of plates fixed above and below said arms near their rear ends, the lower of said plates being slightly inclined, a second pair of plates fixed above and below said arms near their forward ends, one of said last plates being bentU shaped so as to have its center spaced from the upper plate a greater distancethan the thickness of said arms, the parts being so arranged that said arms and said pairs of plates form a socket for receiving the rear end of a tongue having its under surface tapered as and for the purposes stated.

Des Moines, Iowa, August 3, 1920.

"Arvin A. DANIELSON. 

